William PACE and Robert Walters, on behalf of themselves and others, similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Respondents,
v.
HAMILTON COVE, Hamilton Cove Apartments, Hamilton Cove UR Holdco, LLC, Greystar, Greystar Management Services, L.P., Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, Greystar RS HM, LLC, Greystar RS NE, LLC, Hartz Mountain Industries of New Jersey, Inc., and Hartz Mountain Industries-NJ LLC, Defendants-Appellants.
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Argued January 16, 2024.
Decided July 10, 2024.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Christopher A. Rojao, Newark, argued the cause for appellants (McCarter & English, attorneys; Christopher A. Rojao and Ryan A. Richman, of counsel and on the briefs, and Ryan M. Savercool, on the briefs).
Miriam S. Edelstein argued the cause for respondents (Costello & Mains, attorneys; Deborah L. Mains, Mount Laurel, of counsel, and Miriam S. Edelstein and Lauren N. Bess, of counsel and on the briefs).
Jeffrey S. Jacobson argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Civil Justice Institute (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, and New Jersey Civil Justice Institute, attorneys; Jeffrey S. Jacobson, Jennifer G. Chawla, Florham, and Alex R. Daniel, on the brief).
Stephen P. DeNittis, Marlton, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (DeNittis Osefchen Prince, attorneys; Stephen P. DeNittis and Joseph A. Osefchen, Marlton, on the brief).
Ryan A. Notarangelo submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey Defense Association (Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski, attorneys; Ryan A. Notarangelo, of counsel and on the brief).
Esther Berezofsky, Cherry Hill, submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae Public Justice, National Association of Consumer Advocates, and National Consumer Law Center (Motley Rice New Jersey, and Public Justice, attorneys; Esther Berezofsky, Sarah Ortlip-Sommers (Public Justice) of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Leah Nicholls (Public Justice) of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, on the brief).
Sean J. Kirby submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae National Apartment Association (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, attorneys; Sean J. Kirby and Mark G. Rackers of the California bar, admitted pro hac vice, on the brief).
Dawn K. Miller submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Legal Services of New Jersey, attorneys; Dawn K. Miller and David McMillin, on the brief).
JUSTICEPIERRE-LOUIS delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we consider whether the class action waiver in the lease agreements between plaintiffs William Pace and Robert Walters and defendants Hamilton Cove Apartments1 is enforceable. In so doing, we consider both (1) the specific class action waiver at...
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